Abstract: A device for securing a portion of a medical appliance in place on a patient for a medical procedure, the device including a first portion for adhesive securement to the skin of a patient and a second portion for holding engagement with a tube. The second portion is associated with the first portion to locate the tube at a predetermined position on the patient. The first portion has at least one non-adhesive surface so that the device can be manipulated without sticking to the fingers or gloves of one applying it.